The Mambwe and Lungu peoples living at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Zambia
Mambwe-Lungu language Language Watch Edit The Mambwe and Lungu peoples living at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Zambia speak a common language with minor dialectical differences. Perhaps half of the Fipa people to their north speak it as a native language. When spoken by the Fipa, it is called “Fipa-Mambwe”; this is also the term for the branch of Bantu languages which includes Fipa and Mambwe-Lungu. MambweLunguNative toTanzania, ZambiaEthnicityMambwe, Lungu, Fipa Native speakers 500,000 (2002 & 2010 censuses)[1] Language family Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Rukwa Mbozi Mwika Mambwe Dialects Mambwe (Ichimambwe) Cilungu/Lungu (Ichirungu, Adong) Fipa-Mambwe (Kifipa cha kimambwe) Language codesISO 639-3mgrGlottologmamb1296[2] Guthrie code M.14–15[3] Mambwe language is spoken by the people who are...
